Vulture
['vʌltʃə] or ['vʌltʃɚ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion.
多拉編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) Any one of numerous species of rapacious birds belonging to Vultur, Cathartes, Catharista, and various other genera of the family Vulturidae.
手打:兰斯洛特
解釋/意思:
n. a large rapacious bird of prey feeding largely on carrion: one who or that which resembles a vulture.—adjs. Vul′tūrine Vul′tūrish Vul′tūrous like the vulture: rapacious.—ns. Vul′turism rapacity; Vul′turn the Australian brush-turkey.
埃弗雷特編輯
娱乐性解釋/意思：
To dream of vultures, signifies that some scheming person is bent on injuring you, and will not succeed unless you see the vulture wounded, or dead. For a woman to dream of a vulture, signifies that she will be overwhelmed with slander and gossip.
校對:诺琳
例句/造句/用法:
- Mr. Pickwick replied that he was at present suspended at the George and Vulture. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- George and Vulture. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- She's a perfect vulture, you know; and she hasn't the least moral sense. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- Call Mr. Pickwick's servant, Tom,' said the barmaid of the George and Vulture. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- When the fever of my young life is spent; when placid age shall tame the vulture that devours me, friendship may come, love and hope being dead. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- He resembles Fielding as an eagle does a vulture: Fielding could stoop on carrion, but Thackeray never does. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- Solitude would be no solitude--rest no rest--while the vulture, hunger, thus sank beak and talons in my side. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- The George and Vulture, at present,' replied that gentleman. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- And yet they hang about my uncle like vultures, and are afraid of a farthing going away from their side of the family. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- The first I marry, within the hour; the other shall dry her tears or feed the vultures. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- They're like vultures after a battle. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
手打:路德维格